Power lose Trengove for opener

Updated March 26, 2012 17:53:55

Port Adelaide key defender Jackson Trengove will watch his side's AFL season opener against St Kilda from the sidelines after being ruled out with a finger injury.

Trengove suffered a small fracture against the Demons in a preseason cup clash on March 16.

Power football manager Peter Rohde said the club did not want to push its luck with the young star.

"The medical advice is that if he plays this week and displaces the fracture he may require surgery and need an extensive break from playing," he said in a statement.

"Our understanding is that if he has this weekend off he is much less likely to re-injure the finger when playing next week and will therefore just miss the one game.

"We will reassess his injury next week in anticipation that he will be available for round two."

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First posted March 26, 2012 17:53:55

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Port campaigns to keep Trengove

Port Adelaide coach Matthew Primus has embarked on an aggressive campaign to stop emerging AFL defender Jackson Trengove returning to Victoria.

The 20-year-old Trengove, out of contract at season's end, has a host of Victorian clubs pitching lucrative offers to join them.

Richmond is believed to be the leading contender as Trengove admits being torn between loyalty to Port and returning to his family in Melbourne.

"He has just got a decision to make between playing for this club and getting back to his family," Primus said on Friday.

"Hopefully we will be in his face about that and turn him around."

Port wanted Trengove's signature on a new deal long ago, but the key defender - who can also pinch-hit in the ruck - has put off contract talks until near the end of the season.

Primus hinted Port could play hard-ball with Trengove, who this year became the youngest ever member of the Power's leadership group.

"It is pretty hard nowadays to get yourself to the club of your choice," he said.

"But all we can do is show Jackson what we're planning next year and the year after that and where he fits into all that - he's well aware of all that."

Trengove is managed by Tom Petroro, who also caters for Port onballer Travis Boak - a Victorian who last year rejected offers to return home.

"We would love him (Trengove) to have signed a long time before this," Primus said.

"But we went through it last year with Travis and I think it's the same manager, so it will play out.

"I will reiterate again, Jackson is a pretty important player to this club ... we hope we can sign him sooner rather than later."

Port also fears Wangaratta-raised Alipate Carlile could leave, with new entity Greater Western Sydney keen on luring the 24-year-old full-back.

"Obviously the two big ones are Jackson and Carlile so we certainly make them aware of how important they are to us," Primus said.

"They have got some important decisions to make.

"They are both interstate guys, but we think we've given them a pretty good start to their careers here.

"And while there's a bit of doom and gloom about the place at the moment, there is some real light coming.

"We know where we want to go and the path we are heading down and they both have pretty big futures in that.

"So I'd like to think we will keep all our group here but you never know what is going to happen over the next six or seven weeks."

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Trengove supported over 'shocking' ban

Updated May 13, 2011 08:31:00

Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse, Brisbane captain Jonathan Brown, St Kilda utility Brendon Goddard and North Melbourne chairman James Brayshaw have all sympathised with Melbourne's Jack Trengove over his controversial three-match suspension.

The Demons last night failed in their appeal against Trengove's ban, with the appeals board taking just minutes before dismissing the case.

Trengove was suspended for a tackle he laid on Sunday on Adelaide opponent Patrick Dangerfield, who suffered concussion when his head hit the ground.

The AFL has sent a "please explain" letter to Melbourne after several of Trengove's team-mates used Twitter to slam the original tribunal verdict on Tuesday night.

Malthouse said Trengove would have been trying to play with more intensity after Melbourne's poor loss the week before.

"After Melbourne's game against West Coast, there would have been an urgency about Melbourne's tackling, their endeavour and their want," Malthouse said on OneHD after the appeal was rejected.

"He's taken it on board, to be as strong and as hard as he can.

"It's just that he did lock him up ... as the ball went out, he did sling.

"Once you sling a player, you have to take the consequences.

"But three weeks? It's very strong."

Goddard, like Malthouse, said the AFL rules were clear on so-called sling tackles where a player's head hit the ground.

But he said there was confusion among players about how heavily they could tackle.

"The rules are in place, but Jack is pretty unfortunate to get three weeks, he didn't have any intent to hurt Patrick at all," Goddard said on Channel Nine's The Footy Show.

"I guess there is some grey area (for) players."

Brown said the AFL rules on tackling needed to be revisited.

"Jack Trengove would have thought his opponent had the ball all the way to the ground - accidents happen in footy," Brown said.

"It would be good to probably clean that rule up a little bit, because it's a great part of the physical part of the game.

"We can show our aggression by our tackling, pretty much the bump has gone out of the game, it's too dangerous to go for a bump.

"The tackling is our last great opportunity to show our strength."

Brayshaw said he had not heard one person outside the AFL say that the three-match ban was warranted, while former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon called it "a shocking outcome".

Trengove said he would not be changing his tackling style.

"I suppose they said it pretty clearly in (the tribunal) that they just want to avoid the real high-contact stuff on the ground. It's got a lot to do with the concussion," he said.

"But I'm still going to go about my footy the same way and tackle with aggression.

"I suppose if an accident like that happens again, then this (disciplinary process) might happen all over again, but we'll just wait and see.

"I felt as though the tackle was still good, so I'll stick by that."

The decision is a major blow for Melbourne, which has also lost ruckman Mark Jamar to a knee injury for four to six weeks and defender Jack Grimes to a foot injury for the season.

Both injuries were suffered against the Crows.

-AAP

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First posted May 13, 2011 07:25:00

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Trengove to miss three AFL matches

Updated May 10, 2011 21:52:00

Melbourne's young on-baller Jack Trengove is out for three AFL matches after failing to beat a charge of rough conduct.

Trengove's heavy tackle on Patrick Dangerfield during the third quarter of the match at the MCG on Sunday left the Adelaide player concussed and forced him from the field.

Trengove could have accepted a two-match ban with an early guilty plea.

The 19-year-old, who was the number two draft pick in 2009, will miss matches against North Melbourne, St Kilda and Carlton.

"I'm disappointed but I've got to move on now," Trengove said after his tribunal hearing on Tuesday night.

Trengove will have 325 demerit points imposed on his playing record.

The youngster argued that he did not apply excessive force in the tackle.

Demons assistant coach Kelly O'Donnell described Trengove's technique in the tackle as almost perfect and noted the umpire did not award a free kick against him.

Melbourne's club biomechanics expert Kevin Ball said the force with which Dangerfield hit the ground was increased because the Adelaide player was making a kicking motion as he was tackled, throwing Trengove and Dangerfield off balance and quickening the Crows player's fall.

Player advocate Iain Findlay said it was a fair tackle and did not involve a slinging motion.

"It's an accident that happens," Trengove said.

"I don't intend a guy to get concussion from that sort of tackle."

Legal counsel Andrew Tinney seized on Trengove's statement that it was important to make every tackle "stick".

"This was a tackle that was simply too forceful," Tinney said.

Adelaide's medical report said Dangerfield suffered impaired cognitive function following the incident and is being monitored on a daily basis, although he is yet to be ruled out of Saturday's team to play Gold Coast.

Trengove's ban is another blow for the seventh-placed Demons, who have lost Jack Grimes for the rest of the season because of a foot injury the star utility suffered in Sunday's 96-point win.

Meanwhile Sydney defender Ted Richards was found not guilty of a rough-conduct charge.

Richards, who was facing a one-match ban, successfully argued that his bump on Western Bulldogs utility Lindsay Gilbee was not to the head/neck area during the second quarter of Saturday's game in Canberra.

"I'm very grateful to the club for supporting me," 139-game veteran Richards said.

"I'm just very excited to be playing this week."

The eighth-placed Swans host lowly Port Adelaide at the SCG on Saturday.

Fremantle's Nathan Fyfe was due later on Tuesday night to challenge the severity of a $2,400 fine for making contact with an umpire.

However, the hearing has been delayed because of technical issues with the video link.

- AAP

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First posted May 10, 2011 20:12:00

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Trengove takes charge to tribunal

Posted May 10, 2011 12:09:00

Melbourne's Jack Trengove will challenge his three-match ban for a dangerous tackle at the AFL tribunal this afternoon.

Trengove was cited for slamming Patrick Dangerfield into the ground during Sunday's match at the MCG, which left the Crows midfielder with concussion.

Trengove could have entered an early guilty plea and copped a two-match suspension.

Sydney's Ted Richards will also challenge his one-match ban for rough conduct against the Bulldogs' Lindsey Gilbee from Saturday's game in Canberra.

Fremantle's Nathan Fyfe will appear before the tribunal as he challenges his $2,400 fine for making contact with an umpire.

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Dees' Trengove faces two-match ban

Updated May 9, 2011 18:00:00

Melbourne's Jack Trengove is facing a two-match ban after being charged by the AFL's Match Review Panel for his heavy tackle on Patrick Dangerfield.

Adelaide's star youngster Dangerfield was forced off in the third quarter of Sunday's match at the MCG with concussion after having his head crash into the ground in a fierce tackle from Trengove.

Trengove has been charged with a level-three rough-conduct offence.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct, high impact and high contact.

The penalty of 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction can be reduced to by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match sanction with an early plea.

Sydney's Ted Richards faces a one-match ban with an early plea for a level-two wrestling offence against Western Bulldogs' Lindsay Gilbee.

Port Adelaide's Jay Schulz can accept a $900 sanction for wrestling with Hawthorn's Rick Ladson.

Brisbane's Jack Redden has been charged with a level-two tripping offence against Gold Coast's Gary Ablett.

Redden can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.

Fremantle's Nathan Fyfe has been charged with a second offence for making negligent contact with an umpire and can accept an $1,800 sanction with an early plea.

Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray has been charged with a first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire and can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.

Essendon's Kyle Reimers had his match-day report for tripping West Coast's Sam Butler withdrawn on Monday after the panel found force was not sufficient to be a reportable offence.

Contact between West Coast's Mark Nicoski and Essendon's Heath Hocking from the fourth quarter of Sunday's game at Docklands was judged to be below the force required to be a reportable offence.

David Swallow's high contact with Brisbane's Andrew Raines was deemed to be a legitimate spoiling attempt and no report was made against the Gold Coast player.

- AAP

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First posted May 9, 2011 17:06:00

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Interview: Jack Trengove

Published:Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:37 AESTExpires:Saturday, July 16, 2011 6:37 AEST

Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove told Grandstand's Dan Lonergan that the Demons wanted to make a better start than they did against Gold Coast but the visitors came out hard later in the game to finish the Suns off at the Gabba on Sunday afternoon.

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